OK, I'm going to get political here. So I expect I'll please about half of those of you who read this and tick off the rest. So be it.

I write this because both Presidential candidates were in the area today. And, you know what? I don't care who you vote for. Why? That's your decision and it's none of my business.

But, the most alarming thing to me after years of working in the news business is how incredibly uninformed most of you are when you go into the voting booth.

There's so much mis-information out there, nobody could possibly keep it all straight.

And, you know what? That's the way (uh-huh, uh-huh) our politicos like it.

The news reporters breathlessly tell you how "on fire" the blogosphere is. Have you ever really read some of the crap that's on the internet? There's a guy out there named Dave Winer. He's a computer guru who has turned his computer blog lately into a political blog.

That's his right. More power to him there. But, what disturbs me is that some of the "facts" I've read on his blog are wrong. Dead wrong. Some of the stuff he's put out there was just proven wrong by an article exposed on the website "FactCheck.Org", and published by Newsweek Magazine (which is not exactly always a bastion of conservative thought).

Dave: You're 100% entitled to your beliefs. But, buddy...a journalist you ain't.

Oh yeah. I can't wait for the 527 group ads to really get rolling. (I hope you can read the sarcasm in my voice here). In the 2004 election, I lost count of the number of lies, distortions and plain outright untruths I caught on both sides of the spectrum in those babies!

And, young people, take notice: I like the concept of "Rock The Vote". I think it would be wonderful if those of you of voting age become more politically active. But, only if you also make it your responsibility to become more politically aware.

Jon Stewart is not a journalist. He just plays one on TV. Same with Steven Colbert. And "Weekend Update" on SNL. They're satire. They're intended to be entertainment and are intended to be (and often are) quite funny. But don't take anything said to necessarily be serious news or well-thought commentary. That's not what these shows are designed to be.

What's my bottom line here? Don't believe everything you read in tabloids, on the internet or see or hear on TV or Radio until you've investigated it for yourself.

This will be one of the most important elections of our lifetime. God help us if we screw it up.